One of the agenda items that we were not able to cover last night has to do with our commitment to every child's success. At our chairpersons' meeting, Diane submitted the challenge as to what our school could look like if failure was not an option. Had we had time to meet yesterday, we would have discussed our ideas. Stacy and I are appealing to you, asking that you use this blog to voice your ideas and to collaborate with peers. We can then share our findings with Diane.
Another item concerned monies for books. Diane suggested that, although we don't order texts, we do put money away through 2012 to assure that, as the ELA standards change and, perhaps, we become more collaborative with Social Studies, we have the opportunity to purchase novels,etc. Please think about what you might want.
Lastly, please check your mailboxes for information on RAFT, a writing and thinking assessment tool that I presented at the chairpersons' meeting as part of our literacy initiative. If you have any questions about this strategy or would like assistance developing any RAFTs of your own, please don't hesitate to ask. Scott also attended the session with Bev Dryer, sponsored by the Teachers Center, and I know that Karli has been using this format in her classes. It is really informative, and the students seem to enjoy it. I will also have copies of the handout that Stacy gave to me at yesterday's SAS presentation.
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